Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1887-02-11
ADAMLESS EDEN.
The United States Marshal and His
Deputies Go Through the Nor.
mon Endowment House in
Search of Cannon and
Taylor.
They are Treated CourteOusly and
Shown Through the Place, But do
Not Find Their Game.
The Raid Upon the Gardo, Bee Hive,
Lion, Church Offices and
Tlthing Houses.

At about o'clock this morning Mar
shall Dyer with his entire force of depu-
ties, half dozen private detectives and
number OF other assistants, proceeded
to the vicinity of the Mormon Church
offices.
Men were stationed at the different
gates OF the Gardo House and the Mar
shall and a number of his deputies entered
the place to make a thorough search
They went through the whole search
from celler to tower, looking everywhere
in their endeavor to find their prey.
While up stairs, Deputy Pratt opened
a door to one OF the bedrooms and was
surprised to see the sleepy countenance
Of Angus M. Cannon looming up on the
pillow. The Stake President opened his
eyes, saw the robust form of the deputy,
gave grunt and-in the absence
OF any other arms - he was
soon in the embrace OF Morpheus.
After looking under the bed to see if
Angus had any new wives scattered
about, and noticing none, he silently left.
The only remarkable thing about this lit
tie incident was the fact that Angus was
in bed alone.
After making thorough search of the
entire building, the Marshal changed his
position and transferred his forces across
the street. The block on which the
Tthing office, Ne,US building and
Church offices are situated, was then sur
rounded, and guards were placed at each
gate. The search party then proceeded
through the Bee Hive House, the Presi-
dents Office and the Lion House, and
then the stables, yards, haystacks,
chicken-coops, pig-styes, ETC., etc. They
then cut across the lot to the sanctum of
the Deseret NewS. There was nothing
unusual there, and it didn't take the Off
GERS long to convince themselves Of this
fact. The barns and cellars OF the tith-
ing yard then received their share of at
tention, and the search was at last given
up.
AS soon rs the officers began their
search the police were sent for and two or
three of their number followed the officers
during the whole search, while others
hung around the guard. What they
were there for is still question.
AT THE ENDOWMENT HOUSE.
At about o'clock the Marshal drew
off his forces and retired to his office. \
short time later a number OF deputies
started out and went through the house
of John W. Taylor, the young Apostolic
son of the President, but the search was,
like the other, fruitless.
At about ~ o'clock Marshal Dyer, ac-
companied by Detective ellison, General
Agramonte, and Deputies Pratt and Can
non, proceeded to the Endowment House,
and were met there by old Joe Nc
Murrin, OF the Tithing department,
The Marshal told him that he
wanted to search the Hymeneal
palace, and McMurrin very courteously
replied that he hadn't the keys, but
would go and get them. He went off
and in short time returned and ad-
mitted the party to the sacred walls.
They first entered the Garden OF
Eden and after looking in the
grass for serpents they started to
move on, but here they met
with drawback. The two fat members
OF the party had seated themselves com
fortably under an apple tree and refused
to move. A little coaxing, q good many
threats and "a good deal OF cussing brought
the duo to their feet and on the party
went Next came the sealing room,
whose main feature was series of hori-
zontal gas jets, under which were marble
top tables covered with bars of red and
green sealing-waX-an arrangement very
much like that seen in an express office,
where articles OF different nature
are sealed. Then came the bath
tub, with all its appurtenances, the
dressing land undressing) rooms were
passed through, and at last they
CLIMBED THE GOLDEN STAIR
Into the cloudy heaven. The fat men
started up the stairs, but the creaking
frightened them and they decided
to be content with earth. When the
party returned from the clouds,
the avoirdupois was found resting
easily in the sylvan shades OF the crab
apple bower,
After the Endowment House was aban-
doned, the party searched the Assembly
Hall and then came away.
The experience OF going through the
Endowment House was an unusual one
to the wicked Gentiles, and as the news
OF it spreads it will create no little sur
prise.